Welland Jackfish right-hander Alberto Guerrero (Pacora, Panama) has been named Intercounty Baseball League Pitcher of the Week, while Kitchener Panthers infielder Raul González (Ciego de Avila, Cuba) took home top batter honours.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs rebounded to defeat the Lethbridge Bulls 7-1 on Thursday night.
Read MoreThe St. Thomas Tomcats edged the Guelph Silvercreeks 3-2 to win gold in the Baseball Ontario U22 eliminations at the Field of Dreams in Dorchester, Ont.
Read MoreBob Elliott remembers Ontario Blue Jays founder Gary Wilson.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos outfielder Dan Norman has been appointed manager of the new Chatham-Kent Barnstormers entry in Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League.
Read MoreCOBA has announced their award winners from the past week.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League has announced that Mark Stiles has joined the WCBL as managing director of corporate sponsorships and marketing.
Read MoreThe Terriers 17U added to their trophy case this past week by winning the Sabre Cat Wood Bat World Series in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs snapped their four-game winning streak when they were defeated by the Lethbridge Bulls 4-1 on Monday.
Read MoreBob Elliott has seen almost everything on a baseball field, but not a triple play like the one the Okotoks Dawgs pulled off at Seaman Stadium on Sunday.
Read More“It was a long-ball competition that truly knocked it out of the park.
The 2023 edition of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Home Run Derby, which was part of the circuit’s All-Star Game festivities, featured a competitive field of participants, a special scene between father and son, and that key ingredient of plenty of dingers.”
Read More“Pluck. Pluck.
The outfield sprinkled with bright pops of yellow dandelions is too tempting for Kate Psota’s young teammates.
The batter, the ball, and baseball is forgotten, as little hands become weed eaters during a summer game at the diamond.
But it’s short-lived. Not on Psota’s watch. Although she’s just as young as her counterparts, she’s not here for the dandelion picking.
“You'd be turning around be like ‘hey, pay attention you've got to move over here or throw the ball there,’” Psota recalls her mom telling her of her concentration on the diamond.
And so the days of saving dandelions (and base hits) began.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 5-3 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.
Read MoreLongtime Okotoks Dawgs Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) and Ryan McFarland (Calgary, Alta.) helped the West Division to a 10-4 win over the East Division in the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game played in front of more than 5,500 fans at Seaman Stadium on Saturday night.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs RHP Brody Forno (Okotoks, Alta.) will be literally wearing his father’s jersey and number during the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game on Saturday. Bob Elliott has the story.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Brooks Bombers 9-7 on Friday night.
Read MoreNash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.) will represent the Okotoks Dawgs in the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Home Run Derby which will take place before the league’s All-Star Game. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with the young slugger to talk about the event and his baseball odyssey so far.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a preview of the participates in the Western Canadian Baseball League Home Run Derby that will take place on Saturday at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., prior to the league’s All-Star Game.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Brooks Bombers 12-6 on Thursday night.
Read MoreThe Mississauga Southwest Twins beat the Markham Mariners 14-5 to win the Brampton 13U double-A tounament.
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